Project Detail

Herself

Synopsis

Sandra (Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it becomes clear that the local council won’t provide that home, she decides to build it herself from scratch.
With very little income to speak of and no savings, Sandra must use all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality. At the same time, she must escape the grip of her possessive ex-husband and keep him away from her and her girls. The lionhearted Sandra draws together a community of friends to support her and lend a helping hand and it is the kindness and generosity of these people and the love of her young daughters that help rebuild her own strength and sense of self.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020

Details

Year: 2020
Type of film: Features
Running time: 97 min
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Producer: Ed Guiney, Rory Gilmartin, Sharon Horgan
Executive Producer: Andrew Lowe, Clelia Mountford, Rose Garnet, Alison Thompson, Mary Burke
Editor: Rebecca Lloyd
Screenwriter: Clare Dunne, Malcolm Campbell
Director of Photography: Tom Comerford
Production Designer: Tamara Conboy
Sound: Ben Baird
Music: Natalie Holt
Principal cast: Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Conleth Hill

Genre

Human Rights Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Element Pictures

30/31 O’Connell Street Lower
Dublin 1

+353 1 618 5032

Merman Films

202 Blackfriars Road
London, SE1 8NJ

+44 (0) 207 846 0650

Sales Company

Cornerstone Films

c/o WeWork
1 Fore Street
London EC2Y 5EJ

+44 (0) 203 457 7257

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